Events and Communications Officer

Founded in 2010 by His Majesty King Charles III, then The Prince of Wales, The Royal Countryside Fund’s vision is of a thriving countryside – a living landscape of working family farms and prosperous rural life, built on connections and relationships – which in turn shapes rural places, creating vibrant, sustainable communities. The Royal Countryside Fund was established in recognition of the unprecedented pace of social, economic and environmental change contributing to the countryside’s steady decline, with rural incomes falling, a loss of local services and amenities, rising costs for farmers, increasing isolation and mental health issues.  We are working to accelerate our scale and reach, so far we’ve supported over 5,300 farming families and invested more than £12.7million in over 550 rural community led projects addressing business, environmental, and social issues. Whether it’s through farming support or rural projects were all about bringing people together and making changes that last.

The Role

This important role supports the operational delivery of the charity’s busy events programme and supports the team and running the office.

The events programme is diverse - from drinks receptions and report launches to events at agricultural shows across the UK - and support on administration for the wider charity, including some communications activity. Through these events, we drive awareness of our work supporting family farms and rural communities. In doing so we also garner support from funders to tackle the issues facing the countryside, ensuring our work reaches a diverse audience to raise awareness.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will demonstrate

• The ability to work well within a team as well as independently with supervision and to work with others outside the organisation;
• Excellent organisational, planning, prioritisation and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
•  Proficient in all standard Microsoft programmes; Salesforce or CRM databases
• Knowledge of social media platforms
• Knowledge or interest in farming and the countryside is advantageous
• Understanding of how events and offices work.  This can be drawn from either paid or unpaid work experience or voluntary work.
• Comfortable working within a small and busy team.